My role in ‘Honge Juda…’ not cameo, says Aamir
September 19th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) After playing a rustic cop in comedy show "FIR", actor Aamir Ali is now playing a neurosurgeon in new show "Honge Juda Na Hum". He says ... Read more...
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Satish-Savera combine top in Spice Cup
September 9th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 9 (IANS) Satish Gopalkrishnan and his wife Savera D'Souza from Bangalore staged a remarkable recovery to move from third position overnight to first and win the Mahindra Spice ... Read more...
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Sathish, Savera lead in TSD Rally
September 7th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 7 (IANS) The husband-wife team of Sathish Gopalkrishnan and Savera D'Souza took the honours in Leg-1 with a penalty of 23 seconds in the Mahindra Adventure Spice Cup ... Read more...
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MPs cycle their way to parliament
September 7th, 2012 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) A group of MPs from various political parties Friday cycled to parliament to spread awareness about the need to protect the environment and to ... Read more...
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Women want weight in right places: Rukhsar Rehman (With Images)
August 28th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) Crash diet takes a toll on your health, so eat healthy says actress Rukhsar Rehman, who was seen playing a fitness freak in TV show "Bhaskar ... Read more...
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Tilak booms, 92 years after death
August 25th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 25 (IANS) Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak's booming voice resounded at a jam-packed gathering here 92 years after his death as everyone listened in pin-drop silence to an audio ... Read more...
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Government denies internet censorship, Modi joins protest
August 24th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Protest by social media users against the Indian government's move to block/disable 300 web pages, including some Twitter handles, continued Friday despite ministers denying ... Read more...
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Freedom stalwart Lokmanya Tilak will be heard again
August 23rd, 2012 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 23 (IANS) He was one of the stalwarts of the Indian freedom struggle and had given the ringing call: "Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it." ... Read more...
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Kerala government faces ire over ‘murder’ of Bihari youth
August 18th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 18 (IANS) The Kerala government is facing the heat over the unnatural death of 24-year-old Bihari youth S.S. Mann who was brought dead from a mental hospital here ... Read more...
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Aryan to face Bhaskar in sub-junior tennis final
August 17th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 17 (IANS) Maharashtra's Aryan Goveas, the highest seed left in the boys singles draw, defeated Vikram Dahiya of Haryana 6-2, 7-6 (5) to enter the final of the ... Read more...
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Adidas-TTT sub-junior tennis: Cheruku upsets Krishna
August 14th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) Karnataka's C Vasisht Cheruku eliminated 13th seed Shree Krishna from Bihar 7-5, 6-1, to enter the third round of the boys under-14 singles in the Adidas-TTT ... Read more...
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Bangladesh frees three Indians after seven months
August 14th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 14 (IANS) Bangladesh authorities Tuesday released three Indians, who had been arrested after their speeding car crashed into the Akhaurah checkpost on the India-Bangladesh border on Dec 27 ... Read more...
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CII, centre join hands on cloud computing
August 8th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) national IT committee has tied up with the central government for use of cloud computing among small and medium enterprises ... Read more...
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Microsoft to extend scheme for ex-soldiers
August 8th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) Microsoft India is planning to extend to other states its flagship programme now on in Delhi to enhance the employability of retired army personnel.Disclosing this here, ... Read more...
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List of 27 injured in Nellore hospitals
July 30th, 2012 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/Chennai, July 30 (IANS) Twenty-seven people, including one-year-old Arshita, who were injured when a coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express was gutted Monday morning, have been admitted to ... Read more...
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Eight IAS officials transferred in UP
July 20th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government transferred eight senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) late Thursday, including two divisional commissioners.According to the appointments department, K. Ravindra Nayak, divisional commissioner ... Read more...
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Billiards: Advani heads Indian challenge
July 16th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 16 (IANS) Asian champion Pankaj Advani will lead a strong Indian contingent in the World billiards championship to be held later this year.The squad also includes World women's ... Read more...
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Advani, Sethi enter semis at billiards meet
June 21st, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 21 (IANS) Pankaj Advani and Geet Sethi moved closer to a possible title showdown as the two former World champions sailed into the semi-finals of the ECA-Raman Nair ... Read more...
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IPS officers reshuffled in Uttar Pradesh
June 20th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 20 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday transferred six Indian Police Service (IPS) officials, including the deputy inspector generals (DIG) of Agra and Faizabad and the Special Investigative ... Read more...
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Sethi warms up with easy win
June 20th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 20 (IANS) Multiple former World billiards champion Geet Sethi knocked in breaks of 153, 261 and 105 as he beat Tapendra 150-0 in the super league of the ... Read more...
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Sethi, Advani to play invitational billiards
June 19th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 19 (IANS) Former World champions Geet Sethi and Pankaj Advani are among the 10 invited players who will participate in the ECA 14th G. Raman Nair handicap billiards ... Read more...
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‘US focus on Asia-Pacific will help India contain China’
June 8th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The US military's new focus on the Asia-Pacific region, as enunciated by Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, is welcome and will aid in India's efforts to ... Read more...
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Will Modi be BJP’s prime ministerial candidate?
May 27th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi appears to have emerged as a front-runner in the faction-ridden Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as its prime ministerial candidate.Although ... Read more...
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Focus on IT industry’s issues: Microsoft urges Indian government
May 11th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) In spite of its tremendous potential, India's information technology (IT) industry has been suffering due to several issues which the government needs to focus on, a ... Read more...
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Mundra Port SEZ gets halt order on green clearance
May 9th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, May 9 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Wednesday ordered the promoters of Mundra Port Special Economic Zone and Alstom Bharat Forge Power Ltd to stop construction activity till green ... Read more...
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Gujarat law exam hit by reservation row
May 9th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, May 9 (IANS) Thousands will appear for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) exam Sunday to enter national law universities. But those who have opted for Gujarat National Law ... Read more...
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Year after Osama, world still unsafe
May 1st, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) A year after Osama bin Laden was hunted down and killed at his safehouse in Pakistan's military town of Abbottabad by elite American forces, ... Read more...
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Granules India’s revenues rise 37 percent
April 24th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 24 (IANS) Granules India Ltd., a fast growing pharmaceutical manufacturing company, has posted a growth of 37 percent in revenues for 2011-12.The Hyderabad-based company registered revenues of Rs.653 ... Read more...
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Advani felicitated by Karnataka Billiards Association
April 17th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 17 (IANS) Pankaj Advani, who earlier this month became the first Indian to win five Asian titles, was felicitated by the Karnataka State Billiards Association (KSBA), here Tuesday.Advani ... Read more...
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Letter threatens to blow up Ramjanmabhoomi complex
April 17th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 17 (IANS) Security in and around the Ramjanmabhoomi complex in Uttar Pradesh's temple town of Ayodhya was stepped up after a district judge received a letter threatening ... Read more...
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‘Rachcha’ - technically sound, but lacks storyline (Telugu Movie Review)
April 7th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Film: Rachcha; Cast: Ramcharan, Tamanna, Mukesh Rishi, Dev Gill, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Ali, Venu Madhav, M.S. Narayana, Krishna Bhagavan, Srinivasa Reddy; Producer: R.B. Chowdhary; Screenplay-Direction: Sampath Nandi; Cinematographer: Sameer Reddy; ... Read more...
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IANS scribe among 20 awardees selected by NGO
April 7th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 7 (IANS) Activist Anna Hazare, union minister Jairam Ramesh and 11 journalist, including Anil Sharma who writes for Indo-Asian News ServiceInternational Organization for Animal Protection (OIPA), affiliated ... Read more...
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Top Lok Sabha performers to be awarded in Chennai
April 7th, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 7 (IANS) Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members of parliament and one each from Shiv Sena and Congress would be honoured on April 14 with the Sansad ... Read more...
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Chiranjeevi, five others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
March 22nd, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 22 (IANS) Telugu superstar K. Chiranjeevi and Congress party spokesperson Renuka Chowdary were among six candidates Thursday elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.Congress party's Chiranjeevi, Chowdary, ... Read more...
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Chiranjeevi, Renuka, four others file papers for Rajya Sabha
March 19th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 19 (IANS) Telugu actor-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi and Congress party spokesperson Renuka Chowdary were among six candidates from Andhra Pradesh who filed their nomination papers for March 30 ... Read more...
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